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Wings for Kids Air Show
I want to recognize the annual River
City Radio Controllers (RCRC) Wings
for Kids Air Show in the Louisville,
Kentucky, area. This annual air show—
the 14th one was held this year on June 2
and 3—raises funds for the nearby Kosair
Children’s Hospital. This year, RCRC
raised $23,083 for the hospital.
Tim Evans, co-air boss for the event,
sent me the following letter,
thanking me for attending this
year’s event and sharing more
about the club and the wonderful
people who help put it together.
“I want to take the opportunity
to again thank you for coming
to our Wings for Kids Air Show.
I know it meant a great deal to
the River City Radio Controllers
to have someone from the
leadership at AMA attend our
event. Your attendance helped us
understand and believe that the
AMA supports model aviation
visions beyond competitions.
“Wings for Kids has helped us to
build a vibrant Monday night fl ight
training program and reach out to other
groups including schools, churches,
and Scouting. My hope is that we will
be able to continue to grow major
corporate relationships with companies
outside of the hobby. In the last year we
have added Kohl’s Department Stores
and Best Buy. Both provide volunteers
for our event as well as generous
donations to the hospital.
“We also need to recognize Futaba
for its unwavering commitment to
our cause. The Futaba team of pilots
continues to show its unselfi sh care
to provide the best in model aviation
through fl ying as well as gifts to the
hospital. The pilots this year included
Will Berninger, John Boyko,
Mike Barbee, Jerry Smith, and
Mark Trent. Jeremy Arvin and
Robert Belloumini also helped
us this year. We are grateful for
their kind participation.
“These men and their families
give up one long weekend a year to help
raise money and hope for families they
will never know. An anonymous author
once wrote that ‘a man never stands as
tall as when he kneels to help a child.’
The Futaba pilots have never wavered in
their support of our dream and vision,
and we would have no show without
them.
“Heading the Futaba effort for Wings
for Kids is Greg Poppel. Greg has
captured our vision and is one of the
great promoters and supporters of our
event. Greg has supported Wings for
Kids as master of ceremonies for many
years. His service, however, goes well
beyond his gifted knowledge and wit.
RCRC is grateful for much more than a
show announcer.
“RCRC is a club with a vision and
mission to serve our community. Our
hope is that the AMA will make this a
more important part of its mission and
vision and bring it to the same level of
stature as competition.
“I have served as a fl ight judge
for the US Scale Nationals and the
Scale Masters and enjoyed serving
in competition in our hobby. I have
always enjoyed the hobby more when
participating in Wings for Kids!”
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Edition: Model Aviation - 2012/08
Page Numbers: 6
